Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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Cellophane is not made of plastic. It is made from a plant fiber, cellulose, which has been shredded and aged.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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